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• Both of them require private information to be eligible.
• And they base those numbers on next year's enrollment.
• About half of their enrollment are families who have actually open enrolled in.
• About half of their enrollment are families who have actually open enrolled into the school.
• So due to enrolling in SNAP or some other benefit program, they are automatically enrolled.

Bills: HB1621 , HB1624 , HB1623 , HB1622 , HB1625 , HB1626 , HB1627 , HCR3038

Summary: The House convened in special session, opened with prayer and the Pledge, confirmed a quorum, and recognized visiting students from Shiloh High School. Members also observed a moment of silence for former Representative Cindy Shriver Beck, and the House adopted the Employment Committee report approving special-session staff appointments. The chamber then considered House Bill 1621, which would require the presidential physical fitness test in K-12 physical education courses with exemptions for students with disabilities and an effective date of August 1, 2027. Supporters framed it as a return to a historic fitness standard and a response to federal direction; the bill passed 90-0. The House next took up House Bill 1624, a universal school meals bill that would place the program in statute rather than the Constitution, start it a year earlier than the initiated measure, and appropriate $65 million for the first year. Debate centered on whether universal meals were needed, whether the bill would preserve legislative flexibility and property-tax relief, and whether it would help families or subsidize those who could pay. The bill passed 55-38. Finally, the House began debate on House Bill 1623, the rural health transformation package tied to federal grant funds and a Bank of North Dakota loan program to support rural health projects, EMS, behavioral health, and related infrastructure. The sponsor and supporters emphasized North Dakota’s strong grant award, the need to move quickly, and the bill’s role in filling rural health gaps statewide. Some members raised concerns about federal spending, inflation, and telehealth, while others stressed the need to address EMS and workforce shortages. The transcript ends during debate on HB 1623, before any final vote is shown.

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• 00:57:59.160><c> of</c> a law requiring the memorandum of a law requiring the memorandum of understandings
• both federal and state laws requirement both federal and state laws require<00:59:02.520><c> that</c
• </c><01:07:23.119><c> um</c> school student and they require um school student and they require um special
• </c><01:18:07.800><c> in</c> and youth with disabilities enrolled in and youth with disabilities enrolled

Committee: Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:

• is required to present... ...the First Credential Oversight Committee is required to present the master
• So we would suggest that there be an annual training required, and this would be...
• They're also allowed to continue to enroll in the LEA that they're currently considered enrolled with
• You can take concurrent enrollment. You can go to the Catalyst Center.
• Still, it's requiring more work for teachers.

Committee: Joint Education Interim Committee

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• ><c> hold</c><00:20:34.240><c> the</c> requires any individual to hold the requires any individual to
• Clarifies building permit requirements, parking requirements, and aesthetic standards for ADUs.
• This bill will allow requirements.
• Does anything in House Bill 771 require or encourage more districts to adopt open enrollment policies
• </c> enrolled bill reports and amendments. enrolled bill reports and amendments.

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• There's pretty extensive evaluation requirements and other... requirements that come... system changes
• Okay, how many ADAPT clients did... did not enroll?
• Required to do it. I understand.
• Over 90% of the clients are. enrolled in a managed care organization.
• providers, when there are enrolling clients, and we work together.

Committee: House Appropriations - S/C on Article II

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• Provisions requiring the State Board, the PESB, the FEP, and the Charter School Commission to wholly
• And for school districts with an enrollment of more than 5,000 students, as reported on or before the
• election requirements.
• But as the bill is structured, it doesn't require all of the electors to be, or all of the directors
• House Bill 1683 requires school districts with enrollments of 2,000 or more to use proportional representation

Bills: HB1662 , HB1683

Committee: House Education

Keywords: education agencies, administrative independence, superintendent, education reform, agency authority, education, school boards, district adjustments, administrative boundaries, educational governance

Transcript Highlights:

• Provisions requiring the State Board, the PESB, the FEP, and the Charter School Commission to wholly
• For school districts with an enrollment of between 2,000 and 5,000 students, as reported on or before
• And for school districts with an enrollment of more than 5,000 students, as reported on or before the
• election requirements.
• House Bill 1683 requires school districts with enrollments of 2,000 or more to use proportional representation

Summary: The House Education Committee held public hearings on two bills. House Bill 1662 would move several education-related boards and commissions—the State Board of Education, the Professional Educator Standards Board, the Financial Education Public-Private Partnership, and the Charter School Commission—toward operational independence from OSPI by July 1, 2027, including separate administrative services, asset and employee transfers, and transition planning by OFM. The prime sponsor and supporters said the bill would improve transparency, fiscal accountability, and agency flexibility, while OSPI-related testimony emphasized that small agencies need more nimble administrative support. No one testified in opposition; the hearing record noted 2 pro, 1 con, and 5 other sign-ins, and members were told the bill was substantively the same as the version passed the prior year except for date changes. The committee then heard House Bill 1683, which would require most school districts with 2,000 or more students to elect at least some school board members from director districts rather than entirely at-large, with larger districts needing more district-based seats and districts under 2,000 students exempt. The sponsor and supporters argued the change would improve geographic and demographic representation, especially for lower-income communities and communities of color, and would help ensure school boards reflect the students and families they serve. Opponents, including a school directors association representative, said the bill would be an unfunded mandate, reduce local control, and create added election costs and recruitment challenges; one witness also suggested the bill should consider broader proportional-representation options. Staff noted that 23 districts would currently be out of compliance, and the hearing record showed 12 pro, 163 con, and 2 other sign-ins. No executive action was taken on either bill during this portion of the meeting. At the end of the hearing, the chair reminded members that several bills heard that week would be on next Thursday’s executive session agenda, urged prompt amendment requests, and announced that the committee would adjourn to caucuses.

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• Enrollment Act and Senate Bill 783.
• We are also instituting the acceptance of the administrative side of the early enrollment.
• This bill does require that Follow up, thank you.
• Do these programs also require something like that because those did help me.
• So, in the PCS, it is a requirement for the schools to offer it.

Bills: HB4274 , HB3076 , HB4358 , HB3312 , HB3288 , HB3885

Committee: House Common Education

Transcript Highlights:

• The bill requires access to contract with health benefit purchasing organizations and outlines the requirements
• The bill requires Purchasing organizations and outlines the requirements and categories of such organizations
• It also requires cross-checking from multiple databases.
• and remain enrolled.
• Well, sir, would you say if they had to enroll in an MCO, would they not enroll in one that gives them

Committee: House House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee met with all members present, temporarily replacing Vice Chair Keshel with Representative Taylor, and held HB 4014 at the sponsor’s request. It then heard HB 415, which would extend existing state rules on paid petition circulators and initiative/referendum disclosures to municipal and county measures, require paid circulators to display identifying information, and require local measures to disclose expenditures and revenue sources. The sponsor and supporters, including the Arizona Chamber of Commerce, argued the bill would improve transparency and keep initiatives driven by Arizona residents; the bill passed 5-2. The committee also heard the mirror resolution, HCR 2051, which passed 4-3. The committee next considered HCM 2010, urging Congress to propose a constitutional amendment repealing the Seventeenth Amendment and returning selection of U.S. senators to state legislatures. The sponsor argued it would restore state sovereignty and accountability, while opponents raised concerns about direct democracy and the practical problems that led to the Seventeenth Amendment. The motion initially appeared to pass 4-3, but after a vote correction and a present vote, the measure ultimately failed. The committee then took up HB 2940, a complex AHCCCS/DES bill aimed at tightening eligibility verification, expanding competition in managed care contracting, and creating a unified eligibility rules engine. The sponsor said it would improve fiscal discipline and competition; AHCCCS and health plan representatives said many verification steps already exist, some provisions would add cost or duplicate federal/state processes, and the bill would significantly alter the managed care model. Despite those concerns, HB 2940 passed 4-3. Later, HB 2874 passed unanimously 7-0. That bill would ease termination requirements and penalties for candidate committees, PACs, or parties that never received contributions and later file termination statements. The committee then heard HB 467, which would require county recorders to display certain voter status information in precinct registers, signature rosters, or electronic poll books; after testimony from county officials and the Association of Counties, the committee adopted a verbal amendment changing “shall” to “may” and passed the bill 5-2. Finally, HB 2775, as amended, passed 4-3. The bill would bar state and local governments from using state resources to implement or enforce rules or policies of international organizations, and the amendment added restrictions on Arizona public universities’ dealings with certain foreign entities, with ABOR given review authority. Supporters framed it as a sovereignty and anti-foreign-influence measure, while the amendment’s removal of rulemaking authority was cited as important to the vote in favor.

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• . requirements. requirements.
• </c> enrollment environment in the future. enrollment environment in the future.
• Particularly if you're enrolling enrolling enrolling fewer<00:25:45.919><c> credits</c><00:25:46.400>
• </c> part ignored the requirements. part ignored the requirements.
• </c> involvement requirements. involvement requirements.

Bills: HB0076 , HB0102 , HB0115

Committee: Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill fast-tracks affordable student and faculty housing by requiring...
• It requires more transparency and more deliberation. I implore the majority party.
• Even though we’ve had a decline in enrollment, the percentage of students enrolled in a charter school
• The fact that much of this fraud has done. requirements. Yes, we need more oversight.
• opportunity to expand consumer protection by requiring browsers to offer the signals.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a long floor file of bills. Early measures passed with little or no debate, including AB 698 on local transfer taxes and affordable housing analysis, AB 456 on mobile home sales, AB 1129 on reportable infant health conditions, AB 69 on Fair Plan insurance notices and voluntary market searches, AB 357 on expedited student and faculty housing permits, AB 383 on firearms code cleanups, AB 426 on drones interfering with emergency response, AB 825 on energy affordability and transmission financing, and AB 699 on ballot transparency for local tax and bond measures. Most of these bills passed unanimously or with strong bipartisan margins, while AB 825 drew the most extended debate over whether it would lower costs or expand state control of energy infrastructure; it ultimately passed 45-5. The most contentious item was AB 84, which would strengthen oversight of non-classroom-based charter schools and tighten accountability for charter spending and operations. Supporters argued it was needed to stop fraud and misuse of public education dollars, citing major scandals and audit findings, while opponents warned it would harm legitimate charter schools, reduce educational options, and disproportionately affect rural and special-needs students. Several members said they supported the bill only to keep negotiations going, and others urged more targeted or delayed action. After extensive debate and multiple amendments, the Assembly passed AB 84 on a 41-22 vote. The chamber also took up AB 610, a housing bill that would require cities and counties to disclose planned housing restrictions and limit new constraints for three years after housing element approval. The author framed it as a certainty and transparency measure to help address the state’s housing shortage, while noting continued discussions with local governments and housing advocates. The transcript ends with the bill’s presentation and request for an aye vote, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• It required special voting machines, moved elections to optical scan systems, and required public testing
• The school districts would then decide how they would fulfill those requirements.
• The local school districts will decide the specific ways to fulfill those requirements.
• We also know that this work is going to take time and requires some immediate action.
• We better back up to the re-enroll, so the 1053 piece. Okay, well, there's two.

Committee: House Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• And so, it requires a multitude of different solutions.
• It also requires rigorous accountability.
• We don't require homework.
• As both inflation and enrollment.
• Our enrollment trends are really interesting.

Bills: SB451 , SB762 , SB1490 , SB1262 , SB1459 , SB1750 , SB1962 , SB2252 , SB2253 , SB2365

Committees: Senate Education , Senate Education K-16

Transcript Highlights:

• Family Medical Education, to um reduce the base level of funding by 50% and add writer language to require
• </c><00:05:22.960><c> a</c><00:05:23.199><c> 100%</c> language to require a 100% language to require
• </c><00:27:44.799><c> in</c><00:27:45.120><c> all</c> based on enrollment in all based on enrollment
• </c><00:28:18.799><c> for</c> language that removes a requirement for language that removes a requirement
• You know, we still have all of the monitoring requirements, all of the pre-award risk assessment requirements

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• Local governments are already required to submit any ADU ordinance to state HCD within 60 days after
• Local governments are already required to submit any ADU ordinance to state HCD within 60 days after
• SB 9 would add that requirement by stating that the failure to notify or respond to HCD results in the
• SB 9 requires a municipality to submit an ADU ordinance to HCD for review within 60 days of adoption,
• It avoids the requirement for a no-project alternative. It does not—it is not a CEQA exemption.

Summary: The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee met with a quorum and announced that SB 340 would be moved to a later hearing. The consent calendar included HR 44, SB 233, and SB 410, which were later approved. The committee then heard several housing-related bills, with testimony largely focused on streamlining accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules, regional planning, and homelessness response. SB 9 would require local agencies to submit ADU ordinances to HCD within 60 days and respond to HCD findings within 30 days, or the ordinance would become null and void and state standards would apply. Supporters, including California YIMBY, Casita Coalition, UnidosUS, Housing Action Coalition, and Power California, argued the bill would strengthen enforcement of existing ADU law and reduce local barriers. The bill passed 7-0 with two abstentions and was sent to the Assembly Local Government Committee. SB 486 would exempt UC and CSU projects from having to analyze a no-project alternative under CEQA while requiring the universities to share enrollment forecasting data and participate in regional sustainable communities planning. It passed 9-0 and was referred to the Assembly Natural Resources Committee. SB 748, as amended, would expand funding and authority for safe parking sites and related services for people living in RVs or vehicles, using encampment resolution funding and requiring reporting by the California Interagency Council on Homelessness. The City of Compton, the Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association, and the League of California Cities supported the measure, emphasizing public health, neighborhood safety, and humane alternatives to displacement. The committee members discussed the limits of current encampment cleanup approaches and the need for services and temporary shelter; the bill passed 11-0 and was sent to the Assembly Human Services Committee. SB 543, a cleanup bill for ADU and junior ADU law, clarified review timelines, size standards, and consistency with existing ADU statutes; it also passed unanimously and was referred to the Assembly Local Government Committee.

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• It requires teachers, administrators, parents...
• Fourteen bills have amended the school safety plan requirements, which, with each bill, adds a new requirement
• AB 1631 makes attending kindergarten a requirement of going to public school.
• moved from a state that did not require kindergartens to still, require people that moved from a state
• So I had to figure everything out by myself, including re-enrolling.

Committee: House Education

Transcript Highlights:

• Please be aware that violations of these rules may subject you to removal or other enforcement requirements
• I am accepting the committee's amendments that move the requirements under this bill to the Office of
• Unfortunately, since its inception, this program has been exploited through fraudulent enrollments of
• Historically, there hasn't been a requirement for the board to include telecommunications in the scope
• of its purview, or a requirement for a representative on this board to have expertise in the realm of

Summary: The Communications and Conveyance Committee heard several bills focused on telecommunications, emergency response, and digital access. AB 1540 by Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez would restore the 988 “press 3” option for LGBTQ+ youth crisis support, with strong support from suicide prevention advocates, mental health organizations, local governments, and family groups, and opposition from groups arguing it politicizes crisis services and raises safety concerns. Members emphasized the bill’s life-saving purpose and noted it would depend on federal approval. The committee voted AB 1540 out on a due pass recommendation to Appropriations. The committee also approved the consent calendar, including AB 2093 and AB 2193, both sent to Appropriations. AB 1832 by Assemblymember Ransom, as amended, would expand and stabilize statewide 211 services through a state fund, a community needs dashboard, and integration into emergency planning; supporters described 211’s role during disasters and service gaps in many counties, and the bill passed unanimously as amended to Appropriations. AB 2289, the chair’s bill, would create an Office of Broadband and Digital Equity, consolidate broadband programs, and narrow CPUC jurisdiction to voice communications; TURN and CWA District 9 opposed the regulatory changes but acknowledged shared goals, and the bill passed to Appropriations. AB 2424 by Assemblymember Carrillo would create a new low-income telecommunications advisory board to oversee California Lifeline and address fraud and oversight concerns. Supporters said the board would add needed telecommunications expertise and improve access for low-income and immigrant communities, while opponents argued an existing advisory structure already serves that role and warned of added costs and surcharges. After discussion, the committee voted AB 2424 out on a 7-2 vote to Appropriations. The meeting concluded after all listed bills were reported out.

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• Please be aware that violations of these rules may subject you to removal or other enforcement requirements
• I am accepting the committee's amendments that move the requirements under this bill to the Office of
• Unfortunately, since its inception, this program has been exploited through fraudulent enrollments of
• Historically, there hasn't been a requirement for the board to include telecommunications in the scope
• of its purview, or a requirement for a representative on this board to have expertise in the realm of

Committee: House Communications and Conveyance

Transcript Highlights:

• The law that requires school districts to notify About AB 452, the law that requires school districts
• It requires teachers, administrators, parents... Hands on deck, right?
• Fourteen bills have amended the school safety plan requirements, and with each bill adds a new requirement
• AB 1631 makes attending kindergarten a requirement of going to public school.
• So I had to figure everything out by myself, including re-enrolling.

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee met without a quorum at first and began as a subcommittee, with the chair outlining hearing procedures and several bills on consent. The committee heard and advanced AB 1581, which would improve collection of tribal affiliation data for California students so Native students are more accurately counted and better served; supporters said current systems undercount Native students and erase their needs. AB 1586 also passed, requiring school resource officers who volunteer to carry naloxone to receive opioid overdose response training every two years; supporters emphasized student safety and the need for rapid response to overdoses on campus, while one school employees’ group raised concerns about retaliation protections for non-volunteers. Both bills were moved do pass as amended to Appropriations, with roll calls held open for absent votes. The committee then approved AB 1943, which updates school notices about secure firearm storage by making the information clearer, more visible, and more likely to reach families at key moments such as counseling or discipline interventions. Supporters from gun violence prevention groups, educators, and parents argued that many school shooters obtain guns from home and that plain-language, digital, and timely notices could help prevent child deaths and suicides; the author shared a personal story about a child accessing a gun at home. AB 1792 also advanced, directing the Instructional Quality Commission to consider updating health education to address digital safety issues such as deepfakes, extortion, grooming, and AI-generated exploitation; supporters said students need instruction that reflects modern online risks, while an opponent objected to language referencing LGBTQIA+ and gender-diverse students. AB 1653 passed as well, adding heat-illness guidance to the health framework after a young Girl Scout described students suffering during extreme heat and not recognizing symptoms. Later, the committee approved AB 1861, which would require the California Department of Education to create a public database of special education investigation reports with personal information redacted; supporters said families need better access to complaint outcomes and accountability, while an opposition witness warned of unintended consequences, misuse of incomplete information, and added burdens on districts. AB 1721 also moved forward, creating a stakeholder work group to review and streamline school safety plan requirements so plans remain practical and focused on emergency preparedness. AB 1631, which would make kindergarten mandatory, received mixed testimony: supporters argued it would help close achievement gaps and improve readiness, while opponents framed it as an intrusion on parental choice; the bill was held on call after a split vote. Finally, AB 1809, extending job order contracting authority for school and community college districts, was also held on call after opposition from contractors who argued project labor agreement requirements raise costs and reduce competition. The committee then began hearing AB 1659, aimed at improving transitions for court school students back to their home districts, with testimony describing re-enrollment barriers and the need for a designated district contact.

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• Under federal law, a qualified health plan must meet all federal requirements and any provisions imposed
• Our therapy also requires accountability.
• Every year during open enrollment, they try to find a plan that works for them.
• required by the OIC.
• To keep the market stable, we need ways to ensure we keep Washingtonians enrolled in coverage.

Summary: The House Health Care & Wellness Committee held public hearings on HB 2564 and HB 2599, then moved into executive session on several bills. HB 2599, which would restrict the use of AI in therapy and psychotherapy services, drew strong support from the prime sponsor, mental health professional groups, a privacy advocate, and an AI ethics researcher, all of whom warned that chatbots can mislead users, encourage delusions or self-harm, and lack licensure, accountability, and confidentiality protections. Several witnesses from health systems and telehealth organizations supported the bill’s intent but asked for narrower definitions and amendments to avoid unintended impacts on clinician-supervised tools, screening questionnaires, scribes, and other legitimate uses of AI. No vote was taken on HB 2599 during the hearing. HB 2564, which would give the Health Benefit Exchange authority to adopt market-factor certification criteria for exchange plans, was presented as a way to address affordability, bare counties, and plan duplication. Supporters included the Exchange, consumer advocates, rural and tribal representatives, navigators, and some individual consumers, who said the bill could improve access, preserve bronze plan availability, and help stabilize the market in counties with too few carriers. Opponents from health plans, Regence, Premier, and insurance producer groups argued the bill would expand exchange authority without clear standards, could reduce competition and carrier participation, and might conflict with existing OIC filing and confidentiality processes; the OIC supported the bill but requested an amendment on rate disclosure timing. The committee then moved to executive session and later reported out HB 1784, HB 2242, HB 2384, and HB 2505 with due pass recommendations, while deferring action on HB 1809 and HB 2261. In executive session, the committee adopted a substitute for HB 1784 on certified medical assistants by an 18-0 vote, adopted one amendment and passed a substitute for HB 2242 on preventive services and immunization recommendations by an 11-7 vote, and passed a substitute for HB 2384 on actuarial reviews for continuing care retirement communities by a 16-2 vote. It also adopted an amendment and passed a substitute for HB 2505 on limited adult family home licensure exemptions for certain foster family situations by an 18-0 vote. The meeting adjourned after those actions.